steamfitter
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈstiːmˌfɪtər/
- Specialized
:
instalador de tuberías
- He learned the craft of a steamfitter during his apprenticeship, mastering pipe installation for heating systems.
- plumber and steamfitter
Examples
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Horrified, my father headed back to work, but as he left, he thought he saw one of his brothers, a steamfitter employed on the World Trade Center site, among the angry workers.
Blog text (20) -
On offer are jobs like: pastry chef, steamfitter, layout man, gravedigger, etc.
Fiction book (1994) -
What happened to steamfitters?
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How's the steamfitters?
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That morning, Denny Lentz, a steamfitter with Power Piping, was helping a co-worker install a flat piece of steel between flanges on a 30-inch coke oven gas line in the Clairton Plant's B Battery.
Blog text (27) -
As a skilled trade, a steamfitter installs and repairs systems that distribute steam and heated water.
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After completing his training, she became a certified steamfitter, specializing in industrial refrigeration systems.
Synonyms
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3.7
A worker who installs and repairs pipes that carry water, gas, or steam
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Steamfitter comes from the two parts steam and fitter, and a fitter is someone who 'fits' parts together. That's why a steamfitter is a worker who installs and fixes the pipes and machines that carry steam and heat.